far removed in space, time, or relation
the remote past
comments remote from the truth
situated far away from the main centres of activity or population; out-of-the-way or secluded
not arising from a direct or close action, esp involving an infrared or radio signal
remote control
controlling something or being controlled indirectly or from a distance
a computer with a hundred remote terminals
small in degree; slight
a remote possibility
distant in manner; aloof
remotely adv
remoteness noun
[Latin remotus, past part. of removēre: see remove1]